1995 AFL Round 9: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 27 May 1995 between Essendon and Footscray during round 9 of the 1995 AFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at MCG.
Mark Thompson captained the hosts.
Scott Wynd captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Kevin Sheedy and the visitors were coached by Alan Joyce.
Essendon
M. Thompson (capt.), S. Alessio, D. Bewick, D. Calthorpe, S. Cummings, C. Daniher, S. Denham, D. Fletcher, D. Grenvold, D. Hardwick, J. Hird, S. Lewfatt, M. Long, M. Mercuri, J. Misiti, R. O'Connor, G. O'Donnell, R. Olarenshaw, P. Somerville, M. Symons, G. Wanganeen
Footscray
S. Wynd (capt.), L. Beveridge, L. Cameron, S. Cox, C. Grant, I. Grgic, D. Griffin, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, M. Martin, B. Nicholson, R. Osborne, S. Phillipou, J. Romero, R. Smith, D. Southern, B. Standfield, S. Wallis, S. West
Essendon (15.11.101) defeated Footscray (9.13.67).
Goalkickers
Essendon: M. Mercuri (3), G. O'Donnell (3), D. Bewick (2), D. Calthorpe (2), J. Hird (2), S. Denham, J. Misiti, P. Somerville
Footscray: S. Phillipou (2), L. Beveridge, S. Cox, C. Grant, I. Grgic, T. Liberatore, S. MacPherson, M. Martin
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1995 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 27 May 1995
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
38,719
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 3 | . | 2 | 8 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 13 | 9 | . | 13 | (67) |
| Margin | level | ESSE by 16 | ESSE by 14 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon),
Alan Joyce
(Footscray)
Captains:
Mark Thompson
(Essendon),
Scott Wynd
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
H. Kennedy
(#7),
M. Prince
(#12),
J. Russo
(#18), E:
G. Vernon
(#2)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Fletcher | ESSE | 31 | 3 |
| Scott West | FOOT | 7 | 2 |
| Michael Long | ESSE | 13 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bewick, Darren | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Calthorpe, David | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cummings, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Grenvold, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Lewfatt, Shawn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Long, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercuri, Mark | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Symons, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Thompson, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Wanganeen, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 11 | 341 | 197 | 144 | 76 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 21 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Beveridge, Luke | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Cox, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Griffin, Daryl | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | MacPherson, Stephen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Martin, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nicholson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Osborne, Richard | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Phillipou, Sam | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Southern, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Standfield, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Wallis, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 9 | 13 | 255 | 184 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 19 | |||